Yano Research Institute Surveys RFID Market.Tokyo Tokyo (tō`kēō), city (1990 pop. 8,163,573), capital of Japan and of Tokyo prefecture, E central Honshu, at the head of Tokyo Bay. , Japan, Dec 19, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - Yano Research Institute conducted a market research on wireless IC tags (RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. ) by interviewing companies about their strategies, their views on the market, and application development issues. Based on the research results, the company has projected market trends up to 2010. The RFID market grew steadily from 1.06 million units in 2002 to 1.34 million units in 2003, 1.58 million units in 2004, and 2.17 million units in 2005. The market is expected to continue grow, reaching 3.2 million units in 2006, 5.15 million units in 2007, and 1.792 billion units in 2010. In 2006, high demands came from logistics sectors (transportation and storage), which counted for 26.6% of sales, followed by the manufacturing sector (21.9%) and the distribution sector (15.6%), including retailers. Growth in demand from 2007 to 2010 will be mainly driven by POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale and other commodity management applications, including delivery services, distribution labels, and traceability and SCM (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management. (2) See supply chain management. tags. The company has published a 313-page analysis report, which is priced at 189,000 yen ($1,629). Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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